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Plarail and related toys

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Plarail (プラレール), short for Plastic Rail, is a Japanese toy train system by Tomy first released in 1959. The Plarail range includes a wide variety of track and trains, accessories, cars, licensed character toys, and exported sets. Pages about some of my other train sets and toys can also be reached from here.


Plarail History a brief history of Plarail and its trends
My Plarail sets Plarail sets in my collection ranging from 1968 to the almost-modern day
My Plarail trains Shinkansen, subway, freight, and other Plarail trains
My Plarail rail different types of rail developed for the Plarail system
My Plarail scenery stations, bridges, tunnels, and other accessories
Plarail repairs and resources repairing Plarail, identifying production period of Tomy toys, and some 3D printable replacement parts
Plarail paperwork scans of Plarail and related Tomy catalogues and manuals
Thomas series Plarail sets, engines, and other things related to the Thomas the Tank Engine Plarail series
Plarail exports various versions of Plarail items exported to other countries
Tomica World one of the longest-lasting and most fully-featured Plarail export ranges
Thomas Motor Road & Rail even longer-lasting series of Thomas the Tank Engine export sets
TomyTrain train system with reversing engines and magnetic couplings that used Plarail-style track sold in Europe and the U.S.
Capsule Plarail smaller-scale windup vending machine gashapon system  
Other misc. Plarail Mini Mini Plarail, Amusement Plarail, and other odd "Plarail" things
Tomica mini cars made by Tomy, often designed to work alongside Plarail  
Super Rail larger train system from Tomy with more advanced reversing, coupling, and speed-change features
More about Tomy more information about and a history of Tomy
Other Tomy toys some of Tomy's other wonderful electromechanical toys
Plarail pre-history and "cousins" old wooden and plastic train sets that led to and diverged from Plarail
Other train sets
other toy train systems
 
Other toys other toys I find interesting in some way
Toy train track standards
ruminations on what makes a good toy train track system
 
My layouts Plarail and other train layouts I have built over the years
Further reading
other Plarail and train-related resources (links page)